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Giving Birth to Twins
Read all 32 responses: "Hi everyone, I am about 4 weeks away from delivering twins and I have a concern about how to deliver. to give you some background, ...
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- Hi W., I had a C-section with my twins (14 yrs ago) and it was a blessing that I did. I had a Perfect pregnancy, but at the C-section because one of the babies wasn'...
- Hi sorry for the late advice but i figured i would share my experience if it helps in any way. I have 2 yr old boy/girl twins and I had many complications during my f...
- Wow, you're lucky. I always wanted twins. Get the pregnancies over with at once! C-sections should only be done if there's an emergency. They seem to be given as a...
Vasovagal and Giving Birth
Read all 9 responses: "Looking for anyone who has been diagnosed with vasovagal syndrome and has given birth. I have it and am 8 months pregnant.
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- Most hospitals insist on poking you, Ask for a hep lock. Then its one poke and if you do need an IV or something the poke is done... Heres my personal opinion. REFUSE...
- Hi! I have never heard of any one with that besides me! I did natural child birth and did fine. My vision did gray and I saw stars on and off a little but I did it....
- Hi H. ~ I'm an L&D nurse so I might be able to help. I really don't know much about the vasovagal syndrome, so I was just looking it up online. I have had patients ...
Swimming After Giving Birth
Sep 8, 2009 ... Read all 8 responses: "I delivered vaginally 2 weeks ago. is it too soon for me to go swimming in the ocean?"
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- I know you can't wear a tampon because you are still healing so what are you going to do about the bleeding? I'd wait it out a little longer.
- sounds like you are feeling great, congrats! But there is usually the "flow" post partum and general md advice on exercise is to wait 6 weeks! I would suggest waiting ...
- yes, way too early! you need to wait 6 weeks! you can get an infection if water enters you, it's the same way for bathtubs and jacuzzis! your md should have told you t...
Hospitals for Giving Birth:seeking Advice and Comments
Read all 10 responses: "Hello everyone. We are new to the area and are having our second child here in Central CT. I was wondering if any of you could offer ...
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- My OB's office works on an on-call system, but they use midwives too. So during your whole pregnancy you see the midwives and deliver with one of the midwives in the ...
- You can always work with a midwife. I saw Pam Haskins in Enfield and unless she's on vacation she delivers all of her babies (unless that has changed since I had my al...
- Hi M., I just gave birth 3 weeks ago. I can't help with the ob "on-call" situation, but can give you my thoughts on an alternative experience. I gave birth at hartfor...
Prenant Soon After Giving Birth
Read all 8 responses: "I gave birth to my son a little over 3 months ago and have just taken a home pregnancy test that came back positive...what are some ...
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- K., the dull ache on the right concerns me..go see your MD, in case it's a tubal..Otherwise, the deed is done, do the best you can. Eat right, sleep as much as you can...
- Every pregnancy is different. No morning sickness is a good thing! I would try to get in to the doc sooner. The dull ache worries me. My younger two are 19 mon...
- Hi my second and third child are only 14 months apart. It's hard but worth it. The dull pain could be gall stones, and you may need to get that removed. Ask your doc...
Try to Lose the Weight After Giving Birth
Read all 17 responses: "Iwould like to know how some moms lost the weight after there children were born. What can I do? My daughter is a 1yr now I still ...
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- For me, it was Weight Watchers. I frowned when a girlfriend of mine mentioned it to me, because I was not extremely overwieght, just needed to drop about 20 pounds th...
- Try Nutrisystems. It melts away the pounds and I think it has extra vitamins in it because after the second week you lose the craving for sweets which usually means a ...
- You need to have a good diet along with exercise. I gained 65lbs with my daughter and lost it all by her 1st birthday. You should eat 3 meals with 2 snacks. I would...
Excercise and "Pains" After Giving Birth?
Read all 22 responses: "So I finally had my baby(vaginally) on Jan 23!! :) My question is, how soon until I can do light abdominal excercises and which ones ...
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- A. M, Hello. As far as as exercises postpartum, first get the approval of your OB. Then, on a resista-ball or gymball, sit on it, (your thighs should be parallel t...
- about 6 weeks after I had my first son (vaginally w/ epi) I did pilates. Great way to get your abs back in shape. I don't remember having hip or back soreness however....
- I had back pains around my epi site as well. I would imagine that is normal considering the size of that needle they put in your back - eeeeekkk. At any rate, my pai...
Clotty Periods One Year After Giving Birth
Read all 9 responses: "My daughter is turning 1 at the end of this month, and my period resumed when she turned 12 weeks old. Within a few months, ...
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- You can help to balance out and lighten periods. I found great help by Dr. John Lee in his book 'What your Doctor May Not Have Told You About Premenopause' and gives ...
- N.- Call you doctors office and tell them. After my 4th I have clots and they found that I have fibroid tumors ( normal, non cancerous put a pain) and that is why b...
- The clotting during your periods will not affect your chances of conceiving another child. I have always had some clotting during my periods, and I have 3 wonderful, h...
Hair Loss After Giving Birth
Read all 16 responses: "With my first baby I started losing my hair by the time she was 4 months old. It just happen suddenly and it was a lot of hair daily ...
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- I., Unfortunately hair loss is usually part of the whole package. You may be able to reduce it by increasing calcium and protein. I've been able to tell where my p...
- You should definitely continue to take your prenatal vitamins after having the baby. How long I am not sure, but it should probably be at least a few (3-4)months, or ...
- Dear I., After I gave birth to my first child, I noticed a bald spot on my head, which of course, totally freaked me out. I now know that "certain vitamins" or lac...
Losing Hair a Lot, 6 Months After Giving Birth
Read all 10 responses: "Before I got pregnant I colored my hair blonde for ~10 years, then I stopped and decided to grow out my natural brown hair so that I ...
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- It's totally normal. I lost a huge amount of hair after my daughter was born, starting at around 4-5 months. It went on for a long time, and my normally very thick h...
- Lots of Mom's, when they are nursing, thing that they are eating pretty well, and the fact is, it is extremely difficult to do so these days. Losing hair is "usua...
- Losing hair 4-6 months after giving birth is very common. I would hold on or contact your ob/gyn. Also, be sure you are still taking vitamins of some sort. Vitamin ...
